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In his days, the Jews managed to root out the pagans from their land, especially from the city of David, Jerusalem, where they had built a Citadel from which they went out to profane the surroundings of the temple and to violate its holiness. (1 Maccabees 14, 36)
Gather our scattered people together, set free those held in slavery among the nations, turn your eyes on those who are despised and crushed; so the pagans may know that you are our God. (2 Maccabees 1, 27)
The Temple was profaned by the orgies of the pagans who went there to have a good time with prostitutes, and had intercourse in the sacred enclosures. And besides, they brought into the Temple things not permitted by the Law; (2 Maccabees 6, 4)
The Lord's anger turned into compassion, and as soon as Maccabeus had organized his troops, they became invincible against the pagans. Judas generally took advantage of the night for his military campaigns. (2 Maccabees 8, 5)
to convert the Temple into a source of revenue, as they had done with other sanctuaries of the pagans, and to put the office of high priest up for sale every year. (2 Maccabees 11, 3)
who were in danger of be-ing deprived of their Law, their country and their temple. God could not let his people, who had hardly begun to breathe freely, fall once again into the hands of blasphemous pagans. (2 Maccabees 13, 11)
The pagans who had earlier escaped from Judea for fear of Judas, flocked in great number to Nicanor, thinking that the misfortunes and defeat of the Jews would mean victory for them. (2 Maccabees 14, 14)
When the men of Judas learned about the coming of Nicanor and the invasion of Nicanor was coming and about the invasion of the pagans, they sprinkled dust upon their heads, and called on Him who had established his people forever, and had each time protected his people by wonderful manifestations. (2 Maccabees 14, 15)
He encouraged his men not to fear the attack of the pagans, and not to forget the times God had come to their help, confident that even now God would give them victory. (2 Maccabees 15, 8)
Encouraging his men more and more, he finished by showing them the evil of the pagans and how they had betrayed their oath. (2 Maccabees 15, 10)
The Lord has overturned the land of the pagans and totally destroyed them. (Ecclesiasticus 10, 16)
You have forsaken your people, the land of Jacob, for it was full of diviners. They turned into soothsayers like the Philistines, and clasped hands with pagans. (Isaiah 2, 6)
